A cyclist narrowly avoided being punched by a group of youths who took his bike – only to, for whatever reason, then seemingly grow a conscience and return it 10 minutes later during a confusing robbery in Cumbria.The victim, a man in his 30s, was holding his Giant bike while stood outside garages on Grange Crescent in Barrow-in-Furness when … Read more
The Chapter2 Toa may have the ability to swallow 32mm rubber, but don’t let that make you think it isn’t a contender for racing duties and one of the best carbon road bikes out there. With impressive stiffness levels, sweet handling and the geometry that puts you into an aggressive position when you want to … Read more
Councillors, property developers and residents are discussing plans to cut down 140 trees adjacent to a new housing development in order to make space for cycling infrastructure.The debate comes as a survey has been launched into the condition of the trees “with a view to their protection” as one councillor voiced concerns from residents who … Read more
A cyclist from Worcester was mugged of his bike while trying to find a family from Ukraine a home in the city.David Carter was riding along the River Severn towpath on Friday afternoon as he sought to help a Ukrainian family hoping to flee the war when he was pushed to the ground and his £3,000 Raleigh … Read more
If you could only have one bike, what would it be? Firstly, it would have to be practical so you could ride it on typical journeys, commutes and the like. If it had loads of mounts for bottle cages and bags, you could go touring with it. You’d probably want a bit of speed, so … Read more
The epic climb klaxon has sounded, there’s a new bonkers berg to be ridden…This one has shot to notoriety after doing the rounds on social media but, from what we can tell, you’ll have to plan an awfully long spin to get there as it’s in China.Despite a couple of accounts sharing the mind-boggling video … Read more
The Dawn To Dusk Sideburn 8 cage is a very good option for restricted-access bottle cage locations. When paired with Dawn To Dusk’s own bottles, the retention is impressive while easy access is retained.Side-entry bottle cages used to be the preserve of children’s and small adults’ bikes, where frames didn’t allow removing a bottle from … Read more
The Men’s Short-Sleeved Road Cycling Summer Jersey Racer is a light, highly breathable race jersey designed with an aero fit. It also has many of the characteristics of jerseys costing twice as much – it’s a bit of a bargain, and definitely up there with the best summer cycling jerseys around.Van Rysel is French superstore … Read more
The Cannondale Intake MIPS helmet offers the extra safety tech layer at a pretty low price, especially if you shop around. Unfortunately, while some of the best cycling helmets feature Mips technology without issue, here it seems to come at the cost of limited fit adjustment.If you don’t know by now, Mips is a patented … Read more
Today’s Near Miss of the Day at least comes with the consolation that the offending driver was ultimately fined and saw their record endorsed with three penalty points for this dangerous undertaking manoeuvre.It happened, road.cc reader Andrew tells us, on Baltic Road in Tonbridge at the point the road narrows to one-way over a steep … Read more
